For the past two days, Chicago Bears fans have been coming and going, wondering what the team will do with general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy heading into the offseason. It looks like the answer is about to be revealed.
Several reports coming out of Halas Hall indicate that both Pace and Nagy will not be fired and are expected to return to the Bears for the 2021 NFL season. The news was first reported as a rumor by The Chicago Tribune Brad Biggs and later confirmed by Dan Wiederer, also of the Tribune.
The report comes nearly 48 hours after the Bears were defeated by the New Orleans Saints 21-9 in the playoffs, their second postseason trip in three seasons.
Pace, who has been the team’s general manager since 2015, has overseen just one season in which the team finished with more than .500 since being hired by the Bears. He hired Nagy in 2018, who has broken a regular season record of 28-20, but has coached the team back .500 seasons. Nagy also suffered a six-game losing streak this past year.
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